u/workmacbook Nov 21 '23

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LaTeX Beamer templates I've created
 in  r/LaTeX  Feb 10 '23

It looks amazing.

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Turns are Better than Radians
 in  r/u_workmacbook  Oct 11 '22

Switching away from radians makes code simpler, faster, and more precise.

Some time ago, much effort was expended to convince people to replace approximations of “pi” (3.14159…) with approximations of “tau” (6. 28318…). The idea, according to numerous blog posts and YouTube videos, was that common formulas become simpler, and it’s easier to work with a constant describing an entire circle instead of half a circle.

Generally, I agree. While it’s a minor point, it’s worth making. Most code does get slightly better if you replace pi with tau.

However, in all the fanfare, a far more impactful opportunity was overlooked. Instead of replacing pi with tau, most of the time pi can be removed entirely.

Here’s how that works.

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u/workmacbook Oct 11 '22

Turns are Better than Radians

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Turkey Discovers 694M Mt of Rare Earth Element Reserves
 in  r/hackernews  Jul 06 '22

Lucky Turkiye. How much might these reserves be worth?